Digital collections

These rich collections feature a variety of digitized materials related to the history of Minneapolis and Hennepin County, drawn from the Library’s Special Collections. The collections can be searched or browsed, and all of the content can be viewed online and downloaded.

Over a thousand photographs of people, buildings, street scenes and events in the East Calhoun neighborhood from 1970s, 80s and 90s, originally published in the ECCO News. Donated by the East Calhoun Community Organization.

Over a thousand photographs of people, buildings, street scenes and events in the Elliot Park neighborhood from the 1980s and early 1990s, originally published in the community newspaper, The Surveyor. Donated by the newspaper's last editor, Gary Peterson